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DOS that represent the Akai format; they use the .ak1 or the .ak3 file extension. The
Proteus X Converter supports these.
The Akai format is made of these elements:
Partitions:
Maximum 60mb in size, one or more of them on a drive.
Volumes:
Exist inside a Partition, these hold the Programs and Samples.
An Akai Volume is the equivalent of a Proteus X Bank. The Proteus X Converter can
convert whole disks, Partitions, or Volumes. You cannot convert single Programs, which
are roughly the equivalent of an Emu Preset.
The Akai S-1000/3000 can stack Programs; in other words, play two Programs at the
same time, by setting each Program to the same "Program Number" and the same MIDI
Channel in their parameters. The Proteus X Converter will automatically combine these
into the same Proteus X Preset, to mimic exactly how the Akai treats these Programs.
The Akai S-1000/3000 use two separate samples to perform stereo operations, usually
marked "-L" and "-R" in their names. The Proteus X Converter will generally combine
samples that were meant to be stereoized; please see
into Stereo Files" on page 167
The Proteus X Converter expects that the samples files referenced by the Akai Programs
within the Volumes will be in the same folder as the Program, just like the Akai itself
behaves. The vast majority of the time they are. See
page 166
for more information.
Akai S-5000
The Akai S-5000 uses files stored on regular computer format disks, and uses files with
the .akp extension for their Programs, and these reference .wav files to store their
samples. These can be mono or stereo.
Each .akp file is the equivalent of a Proteus X Bank, although when you are converting
whole folders, each folder will convert to a single Proteus X Bank, with each .akp file
becoming a Preset within that Bank.
Akai .akp files and the .wav files they are connected to may be quite large, up to 512mb.
The Proteus X Converter expects that the .wav files referenced by the .akp will be in the
same folder as the .akp, just like the Akai itself behaves. See
Samples" on page 166
for more information.
Emu E3/ESi
The Emu E3 Series by now is the most legendary sampler ever produced. In fact it's so
awesome that it's scary to even convert its format to anything else.
The Emu E3 Series format, which includes the Emulator 3, the Emulator 3x, the ESi-32,
ESi-4000, and ESi-2000, is proprietary; you cannot view the contents of the disk using
the standard file browsing mechanisms on a computer. There are files that can be
written to DOS that represent the Emu E3 format; they use the .e3, .e3x, or the .esi file
extension. The Proteus X Converter supports these.
The Proteus X structure is similar if not exact to the E3's; an E3 Bank is equivalent to a
Proteus X Bank.
E-MU Systems
"Combining Dual-Mono Samples
for more specific information.
"Locating Referenced Samples" on
"Locating Referenced
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